U.S. Territorial Expansion /Manifest Destiny

Annexation of Texas was controversial in the United States because ____________________________________.

• it would increase the number of states that did not allow slavery
• it could lead to war with Spain
• it would increase the number of states that allowed slavery
• it would interfere with Manifest Destiny

What was a question the U.S. had to debate when trying to decide if Texas should be allowed to join the union?

• How adding a slave state would affect the balance of Congress
• Who would control the Port of Galveston 
• Whether Lamar should be thrown in jail for the Santa Fe Expedition
• Who would be the leader of Texas when they became a territory

Why did Southern states want to expand westward? 

• To find more land for industry
• To expand slavery 
• To find more land for freedmen to work
• To find Waldo

The siege of the Alamo lasted for

• 7 days.
• 11 days.
• 12 days.

• 21 days.

Who won the Battle of the Alamo?

• Mexico
• Texans

Who was was the leader of the Mexican Army?

• William Travis

• Stephen Austin

• Santa Anna

Why is The Alamo significant?

• It was the last battle of the Revolution

• It inspired Texans to fight harder

• It was the first battle of the Revolution

• It gave Texas its independence

The belief that the United States was destined to stretch all the way across the continent of North America

• Manifest Destiny

• Bill of Rights

• Mexican-American War

• Gold Rush

The war ended with 2 sides signing a treaty which took away half of Mexico's land. What was the name of the treaty?

• Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo

• Treaty of Paris

• Treaty of Nantes

• Olive Branch Petition

The purchase of Louisiana

• was a costly mistake

• was opposed by western farmers

• doubled the size of the United States and gave control of the Mississippi River

• led to war with Great Britain